GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 7837
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND
CO-ORDINATION ACT
(No. 8 of 1999)
THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY REPORT
FOR THE PROPOSED NIOBIUM AND ASSOCIATED RARE
EARTHS PROCESSING PLANT IN MRIMA HILL, KWALE
COUNTY
INVITATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS

PURSUANT to regulation 21 of the Environmental Management and Co-ordination (Impact Assessment and Audit) Regulations, 2003, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has received an Environmental Impact Assessment Study Report for the above proposed project.

The Proponent (Cortec Mining Kenya Limited of P. O. Box 28411- 00200 Nairobi) intends to construct a processing plant for Niobium and associated rare earths at a site near the mining area in Mrima Hill.

The proposed plant will involve the construction of the structures set out in the gazette:-
The full report of the proposed project is available for inspection during working hours at:
(a) Director-General, NEMA, Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 67839–00200, Nairobi.
(b) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, NHIF Building, Community, P.O. Box 30521, Nairobi.
(c) County Director of Environment, Kwale County.

The National Environment Management Authority invites members of the public to submit oral or written comments within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice to the Director-General, NEMA, to assist the Authority in the decision making process of the plan.

B. M. LANGWEN,
for Director-General,
National Environment Management Authority.
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